The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-14
A MONTH TO LIVE.
THE GOVERNOR GRANTS HOLMES
PTRYEAR 4 RESPITE.

The Petition Presented by His Spiritual
Adviser. Rev.J. ". Bosebro- The unfor-
tunatc Man Desires Time To be "iuily
Prepared to Meet His God"
The Governor Yesterday received
petition from Holmes Puryear asking q
respite which has been granted until the
18th of August. The petition was pre-.
septed TO the Governor by Rev. j. W
Rosebro of Petersburg, and is worded as
follows:
~ Your ElclRcncy Fits Lee, Gorernor Of
Iugiaia:
!. your petitioner herewith present
this my last and most earnest appeal TO
your Excellency Ior Executive clemency
for the purpose Of making a preparation
so needful for the doom which ] am to
meet have been buoyed mp, first, by the
expectation OF new trial in the Court
of Appeals. and next by newly-discOvered
evidence and believing ! would be re-
spited, certainly, devoted my time since
my sentence TO preparing true history
OF my life, for threefOld reason-one, TO
vindicate myself of the crime with which
/ was charged, and, second, TO try and
raise means to pay counseps fees, and to
not turn homeless my old father, mother
and sister, who have placed their little
home as security for the payment OF ex-
penscs incurred. | have been so certain
of "a respite, gave my undivided atten-
tiOn TO the history almost, so ! have not
made the preparations that ] would wish
TO make. as was so absorbed in my duty
las deemed il both 10 my parents and
MYSELF in the preparation OF the history
/ was writing. IL would necessarily take
time I should have devoted to my spiri-
tual welfare in the world to come, where
we win all be summoned either sooner or
later. there to hear our final doom for
which we all ought 20 be prepared ere we
20 hence. This preparation has been
neglected TO a too great extent in my
being so closely engaged writing my book,
to De published and sold for reasons
already given to your EXcellency in this
NV last appeal to your Executive power
vested Hoping and believing that your
EXcelency will grant me the short time
of sixty days for this important and in
eyitable, as il now seems 10 be- ! humbly
titioner. as we will all have 10 yield to
death sooner or later, and necessary
preparation is very needful so much so
That / humbly believe your EXcelency
win grant thi, earnest request. As God
!. the scarcher of all hearts and knows
their secrets, 10 is all-important we should
De itly and fully prepared to meet our
God will present this TO your Excel
lency through my spiritual advises, Rev.
j. W Rosebro of this city. ! expect
autly and hopefully await the result of
your EXcellcncy's decision ! remain,
YOURS very truly. III. Il. PURYEAR.
Potlrs5prg, w., July l3, 1881
Grain and Cotton Exchange Election.
Alta meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Grain and Cotton Exchange
standing committees for the year were
elected as follows.
Executive Committee-W. G.. ClemOns,
y. r. Savage, f. II. Deane, T. ii. Elicit,
and T. W Wood.
Arbitration Commiitee-R. b. Somer-
vile, T. H. Elicit, Frederick W Scott,
W. c. Erwin, and H. B. Taliaferro
Appeal COmmiltee-JOhn =. Branch,
W. ID. Gibson. l.. j. Bass, T. r. Wyles,
G.. l.. Todd, W. G.. Clemons, and c. +.
Redford
Grain Committec-C. H. Simpson, K.
A. Dunlop. G.. J.. Todd, G.. +. Redford, y
r. Savage, r. T. Alvey and IL. B. Talia-
ferr0
Committee on Information and Stats
tier. A. Dunlop, W II. Johnston,
Warner Moore, Herman Wallerstein, and
r. T. Briggs.
Committee on Trade-L. ID. Crenshaw,
Jr.. G. If. Simpson, w. c. Erwin, John
Addison. and F. II. Deane.
Committee on Classiications and Quo
tations-H. B. Taliaferro, William VI.
Tompkins, L. l.. Bass, b. H. Read, and
Byron Wallersten.
Committee on New Members-Noryel
Ryland r. W. Wood, II b. Taliaferro,
+. r. Wyles, and the secretary (cr gNcl0l.
The resignation of Mr.. II. ID. Riddick,
grain inspector, was presented and ac-
cepted. to take effect as soon as his sue
cessor is elected The Board then adj
iourned, to meet again next Wednesday,
July 2Oih, at II o'clock am, at which
meeting the grain inspector will be
elected